Van Wert High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Van Wert, OH)

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L-...l Excalibur their spacious residence five miles east on the Pennsylvania Railroad. They have found that hav- ing the sky for a ceiling and cooking over an open fire is good f?J for one's health. Harriet Strother is the featured toe dancer with the Russian Ballet. John Stuckey is starring in his greatest movie, 'iThe Drunkardf' Lucille Tait is a well-known columnist writing her column My Nite for hundreds of the Nation's leading news- papers. This column has helped thousands find new sleeping enjoyment. Clark Terry is now asso- ciated with the law firm of Snodgrass, Snodgrass. Snodgrass, and Terry. Montella Thomas is known as Monty the Milk- maid and is the champion milker in Northwestern Ohio. She broke the record by one squirt, getting twelve per second. Violet Thomas is the Titian- haired Rider of the Plains. Not since the days of Calamity .lane has there been such a woman that could out-ride, out-shoot, and out-talk a man like Violet can. William Towsey has become a second Joe Louis and now holds the world championship. No one has been able to stand up more than two rounds with him, Linus Unterbrink is winner of the ABC bowl- ing tournament sponsored by Juanita Vaske's Vap- orized Vaseline. Competing with fifty other bowl- ers, he won the tournament by forfeit, telling the kids their mothers wanted them to come home. Margaret Wade is the instructor in wading at Van Wert's New DeLuxe Swimming Pool built by Frances Winhover's Jiffy Builders. They built it in two weeks and overlooked only one major detail-no water. Harley Walls is the director of the CCC Camp at Wasatch National Forest. Ned Walters has performed a great service to mankind. He has explained Einstein's theory of relativity. Cloyd Waltz's life illustrates how any ambitious boy can climb the ladder of success. Starting at the bottom he washed windows on the ground floor of the Empire State Building. Now he has reached the top of. his career, washing windows on the top floor. Mendell Webb is known in all the great in- dustrial centers as a manufacturer of baby rattles. .lack Weigle is using his one thousand acre ranch in Texas to raise fleas as a secret weapon against Japan. Permilla Wherry has retired from the world of pro-basketball to devote all her time to Peter Ann. .lr. Flash! Flash! It has just been discovered that Marjorie Wilkie's real parents are the King and Queen of Lapland, Dan Morris is now known as Prince Charming. Donald Wolf is leader of the most popular swing band of the day, The Boogie- Woogie ,live Five for Solid Senders on a Bender. Ronald Young is raising wheat to alleviate the food shortage on the roof of his Fifth Avenue penthouse. Theron Young has been with the Metropolitan Grand Opera Co. for the last five years. He moves scenery between acts. Charles Zinsmaster is using the experience he got in his four years as President of the class of '4-3. He is President of Van Wert's Sewerage Disposal Plant. Lois Zinsmeister married a millionnaire and is now taking in washings for a living. Now that Saint Peter has heard the records, what will he do with the group? We, Martha Remmy and Edith Raabe, are now fleeing back to the old n1aid's home to await his decision. If any generous person has some flea P.S. powder we could sure use it to an advantage. SENIOR SURVEY Best looking Senior Girl ........,.. Best looking Senior Senior Girl with the best figure ........... Senior Boy with the best physique ......... Senior Girl with the best personality ........ Senior Boy with the best personality ...... Best dressed Senior Girl ..........,.........,. Best dressed Senior Boy .......... Most bashful Senior Girl ........ Most bashful Senior Boy ,..... Boy .,.......,,,... Biggest Hwolfessi' ................,, Biggest wolf .....,..,.........,......... Hardest working Senior Girl ....., Hardest working Senior Boy ....... . Most popular Senior Girl ........... Most popular Senior Boy ..,..... Most friendly Senior Girl .......... Most friendly Senior Boy ............ . Senior Girl who is best athlete ....... Senior Boy who is best athlete ....... Girl most likely to get rich first ........ Boy most likely to get rich first ........ ...............,loan Mason ........Malcolm Brown .......,loanna Beemer ...,.......Jim Stoops ......Elizabeth lmler ..........Bill Collins ..........,....Helen Fox ...................Doyt Cox ,.,....Lois Zinsmeister .........Cloyd Waltz ...................Lois Sink Zeigler ........Helen Joan Gunsett ........Edward Frerricks ..,.....Bobbie Lou Allen ......Charles Zinsmaster Baer ......,..Howard Cobb .......Permilla Wllerry ..........Paul Bodkins Raabe ........Rodger Alspach

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l Excalibur 25 Dew Drop Inn. Margaret Furrell has dozens of proposals of marriage since she inherited the proverbial million from the proverbially unknown Uncle in South America. .loan Gabriel is known on the ether waves as the Idaho Common-Tater. Helen Gamble is president of the B Sr C grocery chain. She has introduced a new sales method, that of having clerks wait on customers. Elba Garver has achieved fame in the literary world. Her dime novels about Two Gun Tex from Tallahassee are being sold at every drug Store. Patricia Graham is one of the nation's best known models. She is now modeling bathing suits for Sears, Roebuck, and Co. Arthur Green is the champion ping pong player in Convoy. Margaret Ellen Greenewald is the director of WLYV fWren Laundry Worksl. Rex Grillis is suffering from a fall from his polo pony. The doctors have pro- nounced the condition of his broken toe to be grave. fMaybe the reason heis been sick so long is the pretty nurse-Margery Hamman.l Helen Joan Gunsett has traveled widely on her tours as concert pianist with the New York Phil- harmonic Orchestra. Bernard Haines is the greatest Shakespearean actor since Maurice Evans. Since the cremation of Charles McCarthy, Kenneth Harr has been sitting on Edgar Bergen's knee. Mr. Peggen says Kenny's the best dummy he's ever ia . Betty Hartmier is the strong woman at Douglas Aircraft. She has taken Supermanis place. He ain't no more since he and Robert Zeigler had a duel over Zazu Pitts. Mary Hiles has realized her lifetime ambitiong she is now a riveter at Lock- heed. Betty Hisey is known in the theatrical world as Lady Peel-the greatest sensation since Gypsy Rose Lee. Since Marcile Hoghe has entered the medical profession she has become a specialist in removing growths from the headiiu fact, she's the only Lady barber west of the Mississippi. Kenneth Hol- land has been chosen the best coach in the U. S. this last year. He is coaching fleas to do ballet for the Ditto Flea Circus. Bernice Huhn is manu- facturing wave set, which has everyone's hair going around in circles. Chester Hunter is hunting tropical goldfish in Chesapeake Bay for Elizabeth lmler's private col- lection of rare fish. Fame and fortune have come to Prima Donna Johnson. Marrying County Dis- count she is a Countess of sales tax stamps for her church. Barbara Jones is an eminent entomol- ogist at Ohio State University. Phyllis Keil is head dietician at Mayo Brothers. So far only nine people have died as a result of her work. Harold Keith is known as the Chil- dren's Poet because of his poem. 'Twilight Comes Creeping and his most famous work, Tribute to a Fleaf, Every night that Arsenic and Old Lace is presented Barbara Kenyon's medical experience comes in handy. She has the only sure cure for poisoning. Geraldine Kinder has become a lone star in her field. She is the only person who can write the new tobacco auctioneer language in shorthand. The great artist Herbert Klewer, has made a fortune drawing-flies in the summer time. Louise Knittle is professor of romance languages at Harvard. Robert Kreischer is now in his thirteenth con- secutive year on Broadway. He has a front row seat, center aisle, at the Follies Betty Ladd is raising penguins on Hudson Bay-and a lot of little Jim. Jrs. Richard Longsworth is the inventor of the flying motor scooter. He solved this intricate prob- lem by placing his scooter inside a Taylor Cub, and taking off-what? David McConahay is rttnning an exclusive hunt- ing lodge in the wild northern woods of Mercer County on the St. Mary's River, Margaret Ann McKeddie has caused a revolution in the lapel- ornatnent business. She uses nothing but peanut shells. Patrick Maher has become a well-known evangelist. .loan Mason holds the record as fastest gum-chewer in New York City. She attrib- utes her ability to make her mouth move to work- ing at the bargain counter at Macy's basement. Robert Theodore Monroe is now on Oohai Island surrounded by beautiful hula-hula girls and has given definite instructions that his friends are not welcome. Too bad, Stoops and Stuckey. Betty and Fred Mullen have collaborated on their New Revised Unabridged Edition of the World Book Encyclopedia Britannica. Jr. John Oswalt is leader of the New World Order. He has converted many people to his doctrines-in fact. all of Fourth Ward Kindergarten. Mark Painter is the star pitcher for Dem Bums from Brooklyn. When the batter throws down his bat, Mike picks it up and pitches it to the bat boy. Ervin Place holds down a well-paid government job in Puerto Rico. He shovels the snow from the walks of the Embassy. Robert Pritchard has gone to France to oblige the FBI. Under the name Mademoiselle Roberta he makes Heavenly'i Per- fume. Barbara Raye is a portrait painter. Not just in the class of Rembrandt and Leonardo de Vinci, but in class all her own-her most famous works being Little Orphan Fannie, Colossalman, and Big Abner. Marjorie Rhoads is the Fifth District's Con- gressional Representative. Coach Peters has pro- moted Jean Roggenkemper to center on his all- girl football team. Nancy Ross has been doing K. P. duty in the Waves since World War ll. Osa Johnson was great in her day, but Leah Sals- burey far surpasses her feats. She has brought back lions, elephants. all alive-with Heas. Russell Sharp is the eminent Botanist who de- veloped the new crop called soy-wheat, combina- tion of soy beans and wheat. This can be used in making plastic for automobiles, and when your auto is worn out you can take it to the mill and have flour made from it. The great mathematician, Donald Shaw, is known for the Shavian Theory. which proves a circle is a straight line going around some empty space. Marilyn Shoop is the writer of the weekly magazine feature, The Mud Slingerf' She gets her news from friendly switchboard operators the world over. Lois Sink hasn't been able to look at a man for the last five years. Reason? It seems that five years ago Lou Costello kissed her. Ah, bliss! Eileen Smith is the world's greatest trick roller skater-a success after doing a spin of one hundred revolutionsg she became a Hop hitting the Hoor in one-half second. Doyt Spridgeon is the first man to become a general in the Navy. He is general clean-up man on the U.S.S. North Carolina. Alice Stewart win- ner of the national cherry pie baking contest. She credits her success to her recipe, that of using peaches instead of cherries. After graduation, James Stoops decided to get married and earn his own way. Mr. and Mrs. Stoops can be found at being the

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